The number does not capture a person's muscle mass; where on their body fat is stored; or how their race, ethnicity and ...

The condition is better measured by looking at factors like inflammation, insulin resistance, and glucose tolerance, ...

A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

A new report notes that the amount of belly fat a patient has is a more useful metric for determining obesity than ...

Obesity has been an ongoing struggle for many consumers, and for years, body mass index (BMI) has been the key metric health ...

New research exposes critical flaws in BMI measurements, as medical experts advocate for more accurate and inclusive methods ...

In the meantime, Sahakian and Langley recommend some cereals that can be gr-r-reat for your brain. The pair’s research found a link between muesli, bran, wheat and oat cereals and increased gray ...

P eople with pockets of fat hidden inside their muscles are at a higher risk of dying or being hospitalised from a heart ...

Two newer adiposity measures incorporating waist circumference predicted periodontitis better than body mass index, reported ...

A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity that does not rely solely on the ...

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment for ...

Most people know that body fat stored around the midsection can spell disaster for cardiovascular health. But Harvard ...